"We decided to sponsor the Iraq Development Program “Investing in Iraq” organised in Dubai in order to get a better understanding of the potential for future investments as Iraq starts to rebuild. The event proved to be a very good venue to meet high level Iraq government officials and other businesses to explore opportunities in Iraq."
ArcelorMittal

"Attending the Iraq Development Program Summit held in Dubai on the 19-20 April 2008 has offered Safenet a wonderful opportunity to expose and present our services to various parties of interest. The opportunity to meet and engage with various delegates and senior Iraqi officials hails this summit as one of great success."
Safenet Security

"The IDP Summit represented a unique opportunity, one very rarely presented at such a high level. Well done to the IDP for executing this. We look forward to working with you in the future."
Zain in Iraq

"IDP has since proven to be the most strategic conference of the year given the security climate in Iraq ISTC proved beneficial in allowing top Iraqi government decision makers to sit down in a secured and comfortable climate to hammer out issues with top defence/security companies worldwide to tackle the security concerns that plague Iraq today towards the betterment of all Iraqis."
Al-Fawares Group

"This Summit is unique in both mission and purpose. It isn't the usual conference rhetoric...it is a unique opportunity to understand requirements, and to exchange ideas between the Government of Iraq and the Industry Leaders that hold stake in the success of the Nation."It allows all delegates to understand and to be understood, as well as offer the foundation for lasting and trusted friendships and partnerships."
Raytheon

"The IDP conference was first great step for private company to assist with rebuilding Iraq. Streit Manufacturing Inc. found The ISTC Summit was a successful venue. It allowed corporate exposure in areas, which we had not explored with the Restructuring of Iraq. The unique concept of summit as “talking shop” was very successful and should bring good results in the future. We made new friends and new business contacts.

The Summit allowed us to personally meet various Government and Military Officials in one venue which would have taken countless hours had we not attended. We have been pleased with the responses so far and we are looking forward to the next Summit."
Streit Manufacturing

"Thanks for all you did to make this summit happen."
Agility

"A great conference. We got a lot out of it and made some new friends along the way."
Janusian

"The IDP Summit proved to be a valuable event that put us in contact with potential clients and government officials it would have take far greater effort to meet."
Unity Resources Group

"The Iraqi Industry Summit was a first step toward understanding how the Iraqi ministry of Industry can present itself to the international business and investment community. The organisers IDP did a good job in making this event successful and more events like this should take place in the future."
International Engineering Group

"Thank you for a very interesting conference."
Nokia Networks CMO

"I found the event well organised and useful for many people. On the Bank side, we are grateful to have been invited, and given the opportunity to share with the participants our work and progress."
World Bank Iraq Office

"The IDP event was very beneficial for meeting high level Iraqi Government officials"
AMEC

"Informative and useful"
JPMorgan Chase Bank

"The event was a good opportunity for companies looking to increase their business contacts in Iraq"
Armor Holdings

At the summit we were able to gain a lot of visibility on potential future opportunities we can work on to better serve the public sector in Iraq along with other sectors.
Cisco Systems

"A first-rate well managed conference run by people that understand the importance of providing special opportunities for participants to meet privately with key actors and have a unique ability to structure the program to maximise such opportunities. Still more impressive was the ability to attract and deliver key decision makers at a very difficult time."
US-Iraq Business Alliance

We appreciate the efforts of the IDP to provide a platform for exploring new business avenues and building relations with various government and private sector organisations. Their summits provide an informative and encouraging experience, demonstrating the scope for new investment and helping to ward off fears and doubts. Events like these show that liberalisation, transparency and a level playing field can be achieved with the help of new reforms introduced by the public sector and increased private sector participation from across the globe.
Big Apple Trading Group